About 70 employees of Cincinnati-based Deloitte Consulting Professionals downtown will join with 15,000 employees of the company nationwide in “Repair Affair,” a fix-up, clean-up project.

        They will go through North College Hill and Mount Healthy, helping the blind and assisting elderly residents with home repairs and maintenance.

        They will be working with People Working Cooperatively, a nonprofit organization that assists low-income and elderly homeowners with maintenance and repairs.

        Twenty-five employees will be at the home of Alberta Stinson on Leafwood Drive in North College Hill to help with repairs and maintenance, said Danielle Walton, business analyst for the company.

        “I will be at the Clovernook Center for the Blind (North College Hill),” Ms. Walton said. “I will be helping to file and doing paperwork.”

        Other local businesses helping to sponsor the day are: the American Red Cross, Bagel Stop, Armstrong Coffee & Vending, Senco, Busken Bakery, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, the Brickyard and Home Depot.

        Jeanine Powell, a human resource specialist at Bigg's Mason store, was awarded the 110 Percent Award for her work in helping the store to reach its goal in the United Way campaign.

        The goal was $32,000.

        Mrs. Powell was given the award at a recognition breakfast recently at Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia.

        “Jeanine is the heart of our United Way campaigns,” said store manager Mike Bracken.

        Sycamore High School placed fourth at this year's National Science Bowl.

       Team members are: Danny Ash, Karthik Balasubramanian, Daniel Cheng, Fima Macheret, Lee Rashkin and coach Cindy Parrott.

        The team will make a week-long research trip to upstate New York for a mixture of science and fun.

        The students will also visit the General Electric Global Research and Development Center. The team will receive $1,000 for the school's science department.

        Allen Howard's “Some Good News” column runs Sunday-Friday. If you have suggestions about outstanding achievements, or people who are uplifting, let him know at 768-8362, at ahoward@enquirer.com or by fax at 768-8340.

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